CMN 548 FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE OVERVIEW QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Primary prevention. ANSWER - Aimed at decreasing the incidence (number of new cases)
of mental disorders. Example: Stress management classes for graduate students, smoking
prevention classes, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
Secondary prevention. ANSWER - Aimed at decreasing the prevalence (number of existing
cases) of mental disorders. Example: Telephone hotlines, crisis intervention, disaster
responses
Tertiary prevention. ANSWER - Aimed at decreasing the disability and severity of a mental
disorder. Example: Day treatment programs; case management for physical, housing, or
vocational needs; social skills training
Dystonia. ANSWER - Muscle spasm; spasticity of muscle group, especially back or neck
muscles; subjectively painful Note: Often mistaken for agitation or unusual, stereotypic
movements characteristic of schizophrenia
Echolalia. ANSWER - Repetition of the last-heard words of other people
Clanging. ANSWER - Speech directed by the sound of a word rather than by its meaning;
punning and rhyming
, Neologisms. ANSWER - New word or phrase whose derivation is not understood, made up
word
Abstract thinking. ANSWER - Ask the patient what certain proverbs mean or ask the
patient to tell you similarities in two different objects
BMI for anorexia investigation. ANSWER - Less than 18.5
Cranial nerve assessed during hearing test. ANSWER - VIII Vestibulocochlear
Cultural humility. ANSWER - A process that requires humility as individuals continually
engage in self-reflection and self-critique as lifelong learners and reflective practitioners in
an effort to address power imbalances and to advocate for others.
Cultural awareness. ANSWER - The ability to explore your own cultural identity and bring
your values and biases to a conscious level.
Aphonia. ANSWER - A loss of voice that accompanies disease affecting the larynx or its
nerve supply
Dysarthria. ANSWER - A defect in muscular control of speech apparatus (lips, tongue,
palate, pharynx) words may be slurred, nasal, but language remains intact.
Aphasia. ANSWER - A disorder in producing or understanding language often caused by
brain lesions usually the left hemisphere.
Oral apraxia. ANSWER - A disorder that makes it difficult to move the lips, tongue, soft
palate and throat for non speech purposes like whistling or smiling.
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). ANSWER - Dementia screening test
GUIDE OVERVIEW QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Primary prevention. ANSWER - Aimed at decreasing the incidence (number of new cases)
of mental disorders. Example: Stress management classes for graduate students, smoking
prevention classes, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
Secondary prevention. ANSWER - Aimed at decreasing the prevalence (number of existing
cases) of mental disorders. Example: Telephone hotlines, crisis intervention, disaster
responses
Tertiary prevention. ANSWER - Aimed at decreasing the disability and severity of a mental
disorder. Example: Day treatment programs; case management for physical, housing, or
vocational needs; social skills training
Dystonia. ANSWER - Muscle spasm; spasticity of muscle group, especially back or neck
muscles; subjectively painful Note: Often mistaken for agitation or unusual, stereotypic
movements characteristic of schizophrenia
Echolalia. ANSWER - Repetition of the last-heard words of other people
Clanging. ANSWER - Speech directed by the sound of a word rather than by its meaning;
punning and rhyming
, Neologisms. ANSWER - New word or phrase whose derivation is not understood, made up
word
Abstract thinking. ANSWER - Ask the patient what certain proverbs mean or ask the
patient to tell you similarities in two different objects
BMI for anorexia investigation. ANSWER - Less than 18.5
Cranial nerve assessed during hearing test. ANSWER - VIII Vestibulocochlear
Cultural humility. ANSWER - A process that requires humility as individuals continually
engage in self-reflection and self-critique as lifelong learners and reflective practitioners in
an effort to address power imbalances and to advocate for others.
Cultural awareness. ANSWER - The ability to explore your own cultural identity and bring
your values and biases to a conscious level.
Aphonia. ANSWER - A loss of voice that accompanies disease affecting the larynx or its
nerve supply
Dysarthria. ANSWER - A defect in muscular control of speech apparatus (lips, tongue,
palate, pharynx) words may be slurred, nasal, but language remains intact.
Aphasia. ANSWER - A disorder in producing or understanding language often caused by
brain lesions usually the left hemisphere.
Oral apraxia. ANSWER - A disorder that makes it difficult to move the lips, tongue, soft
palate and throat for non speech purposes like whistling or smiling.
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). ANSWER - Dementia screening test
